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Old 04-19-2011, 11:06 AM   #1178
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Originally Posted by flambers View Post
To clarify, when Edmonton was a top team and really successful they had no problems attracting players....

Its totally miss-leading, when the Oilers start to win again. UFAs will want to sign with the Oilers etc....

Same thing with Winnipeg if they get a team, if they are viewed as a "good organization" players will sign there....

By players I assume you mean crappy players...? When have the Oilers ever attracted top flight free agents?

http://oilfans.com/allTimeSignings.php

Here is a list of their all time signings, personally I am not seeing much to write home about in the last 32 years. Calgary is not much better mind you, though I think we have brought in a few more big names over the years then the Oil.

The point being though, if in an average UFA's eyes Calgary isn't great, and Edmonton is worse then Winnipeg will very likely have the worst time of any team with regards to attracting and keeping decent players.
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